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A slave
This the typical definition of a slave.
Not necessarily. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required free states to aid in the capture and return of escaped slaves. This meant that even if a slave reached a free state, they were at risk of being apprehended and returned to their owner.
In Texas, a child is no longer considered a runaway at the age of 17. Once a child turns 17, they are legally considered an adult and are free to come and go as they please without being classified as a runaway.
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A slave
A slave
A slave
A slave
This the typical definition of a slave.
At the age of 25, but not as a child. She was born into slavery.
They were treated very poorly, so they made them do lots of work for them and use them.
When Florida became a state in 1845, it was considered a slave state.
To the best of my knowledge, a child inherited their legal status from their mother. therefore a female slaves child would be a slave, and a citizens child would be a citizen.
There is no way of telling. There were always plenty around. Most were the children of slaveholding white men and black slave women. But not all. As related in the book, "An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America" by Henry Wiencek, it sometimes went the other way. A person was a slave if his mother was a slave. As long as all the mixed people had slave mothers, it was neat and tidy. But if a white woman bore a black man's child, the child would be free, but then how could anyone tell the slaves from the free mulattos? It wasn't terribly common, but it was common enough to be a problem for slave society.